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VALVE Filed A ril 10,, 1929 [Kam /72507" fmzl= f Z5000 7" Patented Septs 5, 1933 I v UNITED STATE PATENT oFFicE VALVE Emil J. Kocour, Chicago, 11]., assignor to Sloan Valve Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application April it, 1929. Serial No. 353,933

2 Claims. ((1251-48) This invention relates v to improvements in of the body. It will be seen that this hand wheel valves and has for its object to provide a new surrounds the stem andthe packing nut and and improved device of this description. hexagonal end of theproiectlng plug 6. The The invention has as a further object to prowheel rim is cylindrical. This gives a good ap-= vide a valve which shall be small and compact pearance and makes it unnecessary to finish or and still have a large tree waterway and which polish these parts which are covered. The plug may act either asa shut off or as a throttling 6 is provided with a stop ring 6a which limits fiow regulator. k its inward movement. The hand wheel is pref The invention has as a further object to pro-=. erably knurled as shown.

10 vide a valve which may be used in connection The closing piece 5 has connected therewith with flush valves in the pipe leading thereto and a pin 1? which slides in an opening. in the plug which Shall be easily accessible for cleaning and 6 and it will be noted that this pin lies outside of repairing. v the waterway so as not to interfere with the The invention has other objects which are passage of the water throu h he v ve- The 15 more particularly pointed out in the accompanyp as herein w Consists Of a $6831 ing description. plate having attached thereto a thin, metal disk .Qne form embodying t invention i mus- 13 with a flanged rim 19. There is a soft rubber trated in the drawing wherein Fig. 1 is an exseating piece 0 vulcanized or molded into this terior view of the valve. metal disk and having a projecting ledge 21 20 Fig. v2 is a sectional view therethrough taken which projects beneath the flanged rim 19. The on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. v metal disk 18 is provided with a hole 22 and the Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the rubber has also a central hole smaller than the closing member in its closed position. hole in the disk and giving a close contact with Fig. 4 is an enlarged view in part section showthe threaded holding member 23. The fact that 25 log the construction of the closing member, the rubber extends a small amount below and Like numerals refer to like parts throughout across the flange of the disk provides a full the several figures. yielding surface'to contact with the valve seat.

Referring now to the drawing, 1 have shown The threaded piece 23 may be a threaded part a valve comprising a casing 1 having the inlet working in a threaded 11019 in the t plate and 3e and outlet openings 2 and 3. The casing is may be provided withahead 24. Ametal washer provided with a'seat d for the closing member 5. 25 is preferably located between the head 24 and A plug 6 is connected with the casing I prefer the rubber disk 20. ably by being screw threaded therein. A hollow It will be seen that by this construction, the stem 7 for the closing member 5 is rotatably Closing member, Valve Stem, P 17, the p 6 a5 connected with this plug and passes through the and pa kin m rs may be a ss m l d utpacking 8 which is compressed'between the ring side the valve and then q ly and easily placed ll on the plug andthe adjustable packing gland n p ti y screwing in the p 6- h nd member 10 threaded into the plug. The stem wh el may t n be pla d i p siti nl is provided with a projection 11 which engages It W also be Seen that this makes it y to 40 the ring 9 on the plug so as to hold the ste remove the parts and clean them. It will Zurther against removal. be noted that in the operation of the device, the A nut 12 is inserted in the plug so as to hold hand wheel is not lifted and lowered but remains the stem against removal in the opposite direcin the same position, the closing member 5 movtion. The stem '1 is provided with a threaded ing up and down when the wheel is turned. 45 opening into which-is received the threaded pro I claim:---

.jection or member 13 on the closing piece 5. 1, A valve comprising a, casing, plug remow. A hand wheel 4 is connected w h tem "1 ably connected with said casing, a stem rotatably i any d d mann r, as by means 0f the Screw mounted in said plug provided with an internal Th hand W l h an n arly disposed screw threaded opening, a threaded member 50' rim-16 which iorms substantially a continuation working in said opening, a packing ior'said stem 11,eee,eee

flanged rim, e rubber seating member in said disc heaving a centre! portion which projects into time eentmi epexiing therein so as to be in time piene at the disc, eeid; rubber seating member projecting beyenci and ecross the mid flanged rim, the pertien ef said rubber seating memberwhieh meieete across said flanged rim engeging the seat, and means for fastening the parts te= getiier.

EMU. J. KQCOUR. 

